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  • Perle strings software along

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:27 am

    Here?s an enticement to buy Perle Systems routers: VPN software now comes free with some models.

  • Shortcut to provisioning

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:22 am

    3Com has integrated its service activation software with its carrier-based VPN gear, making it easier for service providers to turn up VPN services.

  • RedCreek includes firewall

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:20 am

    RedCreek will install in its VPN equipment firewalls made by firewall vendor Elron Software, a move that should help beef up the RedCreek line.

  • Exario focuses

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:17 am

    Here?s another possibility if you are a big company looking for a service provider to set you up with a VPN: Exario Networks.

  • VPN conference coming

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:15 am

    You should of course keep reading this newsletter, but if you want a concentrated dose of information on VPNs over a period of just a few days, consider VPNCon.

  • Nortel to slash 10,000 jobs

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:12 am

    The networking equipment vendor said Thursday that its workforce will be reduced by about 10,000 employees as a result of the company's lowered business outlook, which is expected to last until the fourth quarter.

  • Survey tool updated

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:11 am

    We?ve covered a couple of Web-based survey products in previous issues of the Web Applications newsletter, and today?s tool, EZSurvey 2000 for the Internet from Raosoft (http://www.raosoft.com/), is the latest release of one of the leading products in this market.

  • A slim Web server

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:08 am

    You might not always want to deliver Web applications using a full-fledged Web server. Sometimes you need to cut down on management overhead or run on a server platform that is significantly underpowered.

  • IBM's server of Babel

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 10:00 am

    So there you are, using an instant-messaging system to discuss the finer points of Web application development with 'HotBlonde' from Sweden -- and because you don?t speak Swedish and she doesn?t speak English well, the intellectual exchange grinds to a halt.

  • SuSE to cut U.S. staff by two-thirds

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 5:58 pm

    GERMAN LINUX VENDOR SuSE Linux will cut its U.S. staff by two-thirds, leaving only 15 employees in its California-based subsidiary.

  • American Express to offer members free Net access

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 5:46 pm

    AMERICAN EXPRESS IS testing the waters for a full-scale launch of a free ISP for U.S. cardholders.

  • Covad cuts DSL service to ISPs

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 5:42 pm

    DSL PROVIDER COVAD Communications has disconnected the broadband Internet services it leases to two ISPs for lack of payment, Covad officials confirmed on Friday.

  • China-U.S. cable cut spotlights hazards

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:54 pm

    A BREAK FRIDAY morning in a fiber-optic cable that links the United States and Asia highlighted the fragility of the region's Internet infrastructure for the second time in the past four months.

  • Report: Deutsche Telekom-VoiceStream deal delayed

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:51 pm

    DEUTSCHE TELEKOM'S PLANNED takeover of U.S. mobile telecommunications operator VoiceStream Wireless is to be delayed, according to a report in Friday's New York Times.

  • Report says Dell preparing for layoffs

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:47 pm

    DELL IS PREPARING for deep cost-cutting measures that could include the first layoffs in the company's history, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

  • Sprint, EarthLink water down their 1998 agreement

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:42 pm

    EARTHLINK IS BACKING away from a tight alliance formed in 1998 with telecommunications service provider Sprint. The two companies have removed the requirement that they co-brand their Internet offerings with both the EarthLink and Sprint brands, and are changing their management and financial relationship, according to an announcement Friday.

  • EU reveals plans for e-commerce in financial services

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:39 pm

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION on Friday published its plan to help develop electronic commerce in the financial services sector.

  • Critical Path chief resigns amid investigations

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:27 pm

    INSTANT MESSAGING INFRASTRUCTURE company Critical Path announced the resignation of its chief executive officer Friday, a week after accounting irregularities sent the company's stock into a tailspin, drawing shareholder lawsuits and a halt to the company's stock trading in the financial markets.

  • Oracle adds CRM to free online tools

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:18 pm

    ORACLE launched a free, online customer care service called Support.Oracle.com at its inaugural AppsWorld conference here Monday.

  • Google acquires Usenet archive from Deja.com

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:14 pm

    Privately held Goolge has bought the Usenet Discussion Service from Deja.com for an undisclosed amount, Google announced Monday.

  • HP to announce major software push Tuesday

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 4:10 pm

    Executives from Hewlett-Packard (HP) Tuesday will hold a press conference here to announce new software and a new name for one of its product families as well as to discuss how recently acquired Bluestone Software will fit into the company's middleware plans.

  • SAS Institute president resigns

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 3:42 pm

    AFTER SPENDING BARELY five months as president and COO of independent software vendor SAS Institute, Andre Boisvert has resigned from the company, SAS said in a statement Monday.

  • MatrixOne reveals collaborative virtual workspace application

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 3:39 pm

    MATRIXONE ON MONDAY unveiled a new application designed to create collaborative virtual workspaces for global project teams operating in private and public marketplaces.

  • WatchGuard, Pilot unveil security options for servers, remote access

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 3:34 pm

    WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES INTRODUCED its ServerLock software Monday, allowing users to secure Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers through a PKI (public key infrastructure)-based kernel embedded in the heart of the machine.

  • P2P goes in search of intelligent applications

    Posted February 15, 2001 - 3:04 pm

    Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing is a hot new technology in search of a mission. Some P2P practitioners look to replace client/server apps; some look for life elsewhere.

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